DIYbanter - View Single Post - New EPA demands for homes built before 1978!

Bob F

wrote:
Another example of right wing hysteria.

The law applies to "renovations performed for compensation." In other
words, contractors.

The annual fee for getting certifed is a measly $300.

The law requires that contractors provide homeowners with a brochure
from the EPA about the risks of leak. Then they must mask off the area
where they're working and clean up after themselves. That's pretty
much it.

So stop listening to radio talks shows that blow this out of
proportion. It's a fairly simple law that protects children and
requires minimal extra work by contractors. Basically makes them clean
up after themselves when digging into lead painted areas.

If anybody on the board cares about getting the facts instead of these
hysterical rants, all they have to do is go to EPA.gov. It's all
there.

There you go again. Trying to confuse the government haters with the facts. It
won't work.